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. >> reporter: voters put president obama back in the white house but they also chose a divided congress, recreating the same recipe for gridlock. democrats are hanging on to the senate where majority leader harry reid says he will work with republicans but won't let them push him around. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> reporter: republicans are keeping control of the house and speaker john boehner is standing his ground. >> you know, the american people this week didn't give us a mandate to simply do the simple thing. they elected us to lead. they gave us a mandate to work together to do the best for our country. >> reporter: both parties will have to compromise by the end of the year to avoid the so- called "fiscal cliff." if they don't, the country faces a rollback of tax cuts as well as big cuts to defense and social programs. and there will be little time for the winners to celebrate. next tuesday, congress convenes and the top discussion will be on that "fiscal cliff." at the white house, tara mergener c
. >> reporter: voters put president obama back in the white house but they also chose a divided congress, recreating the same recipe for gridlock. democrats are hanging on to the senate where majority leader harry reid says he will work with republicans but won't let them push him around. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> reporter: republicans are keeping control of the house and speaker john boehner...
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president obama gave official pardons to the turkeys. the tradition has been around for decades but this year a first for the presidential poultry. the pair was elected through an online vote from the white house facebook page. >> thank you, thank you. >>> well, thanksgiving is often portrayed as the holiday that wages war against the waistline but tomorrow, peace for that piece of pie. dr. kim on why a lot of the feast is actually good for us. >>> reporter: at whole foods they came in droves. >> i would say that is one of the busiest if not the busiest day that we have in the year. >> reporter: on everyone's list, a favorite. >> probably the dressing. >> i personally like the turkey. >> i say the pumpkin pie. >> i like everything. >> reporter: thanksgiving's actually packed with nutrition. take turkey. turkey is a good source of lean protein, a complete protein that provides all 18 essential amino acids. cranberries are packed with anti-oxidants. in stuffing, lots of fiber-rich foods including onions which contain the antiaction dance,
president obama gave official pardons to the turkeys. the tradition has been around for decades but this year a first for the presidential poultry. the pair was elected through an online vote from the white house facebook page. >> thank you, thank you. >>> well, thanksgiving is often portrayed as the holiday that wages war against the waistline but tomorrow, peace for that piece of pie. dr. kim on why a lot of the feast is actually good for us. >>> reporter: at whole...
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one dropped president obama at his first stop green bay. after three days off the campaign trail, the president wasted no time confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he is saying's he is the candidate of change. let me tell you, wisconsin. we know what change looks like. >> yeah! [ applause and cheers ] >> and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. >> reporter: president obama then jetted to las vegas to deliver his closing argument in another key battleground state. >> it's more than just a choice between two candidates. it's more than just a choice between two parties. you're going to be making a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. >> reporter: the president will be in eight different states before the weekend is over. for both white house candidates, it's now an all-out sprint to election day. mitt romney concentrated on virginia thursday. he toned down his speeches after sandy hit but was on the attack again at hey rally in the richmond suburbs. >> this is an election whe
one dropped president obama at his first stop green bay. after three days off the campaign trail, the president wasted no time confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he is saying's he is the candidate of change. let me tell you, wisconsin. we know what change looks like. >> yeah! [ applause and cheers ] >> and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. >> reporter: president obama then jetted to las vegas to deliver his closing argument...
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. >> reporter: lawmakers are trying to sort out what the obama administration knew and understand why five days after the attack, u.n. ambassador susan rice was talking about a spontaneous protest. democrats who listened to petraeus testify were quick to defend rice. >> she used the unclassified talking points that were signed off on by the entire intelligence community. so criticisms of her are completely unwarranted. >> reporter: in both hearings friday, petraeus addressed his resignation because of an affair with his biographer paula broadwell. lawmakers said the former cia director apologized and assured them his personal situation had no bearing on the benghazi investigation. general petraeus testified that there was no political motive behind leaving al qaeda out of the talking points. on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, cbs 5. >>> israel is apparently preparing for an escalation of its military operation against hamas in the gaza strip. troops and armored vehicles are gathering on the border and 16,000 israeli reservests have called up. the defense minister is mobilizing as m
. >> reporter: lawmakers are trying to sort out what the obama administration knew and understand why five days after the attack, u.n. ambassador susan rice was talking about a spontaneous protest. democrats who listened to petraeus testify were quick to defend rice. >> she used the unclassified talking points that were signed off on by the entire intelligence community. so criticisms of her are completely unwarranted. >> reporter: in both hearings friday, petraeus addressed...
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president obama covered the blue states in the midwest wisconsin and iowa ending with a late-night rally in illinois. both candidates vivid ohio the biggest battleground state in the contest. both candidates visited ohio. ♪ [ music ] >>> reporter: what an ending to his final election. the president got a rap from jay-z in ohio this morning. next up, rock star bruce springsteen joining the president on his three-state whirlwind campaign. with all this last-minute rallying, you could hear a hoarseness in his voice. >> when i say, wisconsin, i know what real change looks like you have cause to believe me because you have seen me fight for it and you have seen me deliver it. you've seen the scars on my to prove it. [ laughter ] >> you've seen the gray hair on my head. [ laughter ] >> to show you what it means to fight for change. >> whoo! >> and you've been there with me. >> yeah, yes! >> and after all we have been through together, we can't give up now. >> no! >> because we have more change to do. >> reporter: it is far from over. after wisconsin he went to columbus, ohio and then on to d
president obama covered the blue states in the midwest wisconsin and iowa ending with a late-night rally in illinois. both candidates vivid ohio the biggest battleground state in the contest. both candidates visited ohio. ♪ [ music ] >>> reporter: what an ending to his final election. the president got a rap from jay-z in ohio this morning. next up, rock star bruce springsteen joining the president on his three-state whirlwind campaign. with all this last-minute rallying, you could...